Sunday, January 29, 2012

The roses to adorn a table runner was her suggestion from my previous post.

How sweet of her to give me an alternative instead of saying

"The roses need to go, Astri". :-)

Now I've got to pull out the sewing machine and iron. Ugh!

I'll post about it when it's all done and the table is set.

(In spite of having to iron and sew, I am excited about this project, though, especially since I do not need to purchase anything for it.)

I suppose pulling out the sewing machine is not so bad as it will stop the procrastination of the plan to sew a pillow out of this lovely "bread warming cloth", as well. It was a gift from my mother's friend, Liv, from Norway, who gave it me as none of her grandchildren wanted it. Go figure?

I squished fresh raspberries in a wire mesh strainer and added the juice to the pink frosting (needed to add more powdered sugar due to the additional raspberry liquid, though) and then squished a hole in the cupcake and put in a little bit of leftover raspberry pulp.

Frosted, then sprinkled with pink glitter.

(This is a frosting technique I must practice a bit, as these should look like roses....)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A lovely Christmas giftcard from TJ Maxx was burning a hole in my pocket.

I must spend it before I lose it, right?

(I suppose I should define "it", hehe.)

This is what I found today:

Of all the strange things, it's a canister.

I can hide a new crochet project in there. ;-)

(Announcement coming soon!)

It's by Fitz and Floyd.

Online it's $58 at Amazon and at TJ Maxx it was $19.99.

A gift and a bargain!

It looks sort of Norwegian or Swedish to me, but in all reality it's probably Swiss or German...or maybe French as roosters are a part of the collection, too. It's called "Glennbrook" so that really didn't give me a clue; does it give you a clue?

Friday, January 20, 2012

(This pattern is going to need tweaks, I am so open to suggestions. :-) )

R=RED W=WHITE

Redheart yarn in Cherry and White and a size "I" hook.

* Main color set-up and **Main color row from the this post at the Purl Bee website.

Great youtube video on "end of row" color change here. Although this is not the granny stripe stitch/pattern I used, it will show how to change colors.

W: Chain
62

W: Row
1 SC in second chain from hook to
end

W: Row
2 *Main color set-up, but in last
DC pull color R through

R: Row
3 **Main color granny row

R & W: Row 4 **Main color
granny row with each “cluster” as follows:

R
W R R W R R W R R W R R W R R W R R W R cut yarn(The first and last “clusters” are more
like a partial cluster.) With color change, hold other colored yarn behind and
carry. Cut yarn at end of row and begin next row at other end (do not turn the
rows where you use both colors in one row – this will keep the yarn carryovers
on the same side of the piece.

R & W: Row 5 **Main color
granny row with each “cluster” as follows:

W
W R W W R W W R W W R W W R W W R W W R cut yarn(The first and last “clusters” are more
like a partial cluster.) With color change, hold other colored yarn behind and
carry. Cut yarn at end of row and begin next row at other end (do not turn the
rows where you use both colors in one row – this will keep the yarn carryovers
on the same side of the piece.

R & W: Row 6 - Repeat Row 4

R: Row
7 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
8 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
9 - Repeat Row 1

W: Row
10 - Repeat Row 2

R: Row
11 - Repeat Row 3

cut go to opposite end

R & W: Row 12 - Repeat Row 4 cut go to opposite end

R & W: Row 13 - Repeat Row 5

cut go to opposite end

R & W: Row 14 - Repeat Row 4

R: Row
15 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
16 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
17 - Repeat Row 1

W: Row
18 - Repeat Row 2

R: Row
19 - Repeat Row 3

R: Row
20 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
21 - Repeat Row 3

R: Row
22 - Repeat Row 3

R: Row
23 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
24 - Repeat Row 3

R: Row
25 - Repeat Row 3

R: Row
26 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
27 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
28 - Repeat Row 1

W: Row
29 - Repeat Row 2

R: Row
30 - Repeat Row 3 cut go to opposite end

R & W: Row 31 - Repeat Row 4

cut go to opposite end

R & W: Row 32 - Repeat Row 3

cut go to opposite end

R & W: Row 33 - Repeat Row 4

R: Row
34 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
35 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
36 - Repeat Row 1

W: Row
37 - Repeat Row 2

R: Row
38 - Repeat Row 3

R & W: Row 39 - Repeat Row 4

R & W: Row 40 - Repeat Row 3

R & W: Row 41 - Repeat Row 4

R: Row
42 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
43 - Repeat Row 3

W: Row
44 - Repeat Row 1

W: Row
45 - Slip stitch to finish off

(Blogger does not recognize tabs so the above is not properly aligned and it's making my eyes go all skuwhampus!)

Weave in ends.
Make 2 squares...then:

Join with single crochet in red.

Leave opening for washing ease and finish off with
buttons .

Stuff with this inexpensive pillow from Walmart. Not the same shape but it works. :-)

Here are some "along the way" photos that might help:

This is what the back looks like on the R & W rows.

I could not figure out a work around...that's why this project ended up as a pillow instead of a blanket.

I'm thinking that there is no work around...this is sort of the way knitting turns out too, right?

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